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A cross-sectional study was performed to obtain risk factors for hepatitis B disease, HBsAg carriers and immunised personnel, among 2470 workers in a general hospital in Madrid, Spain. The data obtained were analyzed with multiple logistic regression to obtain β coefficients for variables. The results of the analysis show that being a nurse or being regularly exposed to blood are the most important risk factors for hepatitis B acquisition. The length of time working at the same job activity was also a risk factor. The resulting β coefficients allow the construction of a predictive equation for non-immunised, HBsAg carrier and immunised HBV status, which can select subjects for a hepatitis B vaccination program.
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Herruzo-Cabrera, R., Malo-González, L., Purón, M.E.C. et al. Predictive equation for acquisition of hepatitis B in hospital workers in a general hospital. Eur J Epidemiol 9, 442–446 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00157404
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